Drift, deformation, and fracture of sea ice: a perspective across scales
Auteur :
Weiss, Jerome
Éditeur :
Springer
ISBN :
9789400762015
Date de publication :
19 mars 2013
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Nederlands
In addition to thermodynamics, sea ice kinematics (drift, deformation) appears as an essential factor in the evolution of the ice cover through a reduction of the average ice age (and consequently of the cover's thickness), or ice export out of the Arctic.